I have not had sex in 5 years and I have been dealing with this problem for 4 years. It isn't always due to sex. I don't know what could have caused my BV because I am very clean.
BV is taking over my life, too, and I am also on the internet too much trying to find a cure. I don't know why some people say they get cured and we can't. I think they just get excited after trying something for 1 day, thinking it works, so post they are cured, but they really arnt.
My doctor prescribed vagifem to me a few weeks ago. I took it for 2 weeks and then stopped because I felt like the symptoms were getting worse. I called the doctor yesterday and he told me to keep taking it and to take acidophillus with it. I told him I took acidophillus for 2 years and it didn't do anything. He said to take it with the vagifem though and if I don't notice any change to call him back in a couple weeks, so that's what I'm doing. I have already tried all of the antibiotics about 10 times. My pH is 7.5 and I asked him if there was anything to bring the pH down but he said the vagifem should actually bring the pH down. Im going to keep using it but I think its a bunch of bull and dont think its going to work.
I pray everyday that God will cure me. I feel like I'm going crazy with this. I just dont know how to treat it anymore.
Just felt like venting.
Angel I hope youre feeling better today. i cant believe your pH is so high! how long has it been that way? Im sure that must be terrible. I used to test mine all the time and it never went above 6. i can only imagine what you must be dealing with... have you tried diets geared to lower ph, or using a low ph yoghurt vaginally?? Good luck, i'll pray for you!
I'm guessing it has been that high since I have had BV...It usually goes down with boric acid but I have to use it every day. I have tried cutting out sugar but that didn't work. I have tried using yogurt vaginally and that didn't work either. I have tried so many things, antiobiotics and herbal remedies. I have tried sticking garlic up there too.Originally Posted by ErIya
The weird thing is that everytime I go to the doctor they tell me I look normal and they do the swab or whatever and it comes out negative. This last time I went to the doctor he did a DNA swab and it was negative. I don't know what's going on but I'm sick of dealing with it and the doctors making me feel like I'm obsessed (although I am but who wants to smell like fish) and that is all in my head.
The pH thing is odd, isn't it? I mean, it seems to be the most important factor with my BV, as it happens from about day 3 of my period without fail and then I can resolve it with the RepHresh, but if it was just the pH that was an issue, surely this would happen to all women every month.
Does the Rephresh work?
It does for me, yes. Obviously isn't a permanent cure though.
Angel, I am new at this and trying to heal myself of bv, I have only had it for three months. May have caused it on myself due to not taking all the prescribed flagl. 4 large pills at once, I only took three and it came back within a week, I then took three more, which only worked while taking the meds. Went on the metro. injectable gel, came back after my period. Back on Flagl 2 pills daily for 7 days, still smell a bit. For the past two days I am not wearing any underwear. I have a skirt on today and I open my legs whenever possible. It seems to me its helping, I would assume the more air down there the better. I would assume the bacteria can't grow with air? Has anyone tried this. I also have been sitting occastionally in front of a fan with my legs apart. Has anyone tried this?
Is there anyone like me who has their BV start every month like clockwork during their period? For me it is always on day 3 (today - I feel stinky and filthy). I suddenly thought I might try the Femmesil again just during my period, as it is both too expensive to use all month, and too messy.
so guys i got a Yeastie this morning and i went to the doctor even though i knew what was needed but i think you will need a prescription so i went anyway...but this time i decided to visit another clinic but anyway getting down to it she prescribed me the Diflucan so i went on to tell her about the BV because she kept asking other questions so i proceeded on giving a non-chalant answer letting her know to don't worry about it seeing that it's something the doctor's can't cure so she laughed a little and asked what i have been prescribed before and i told her about metro and all the other things that you guys have tried and all told her about the thousands of other women on this site that has this issue..so she then tells me she is going to prescribe me something new and then tells me i need to have faith...so i laughed not because i think she's stupid or anything but because like she said i have lost faith and i have only had this for about a year so i can just imagine how many of you who has had it for way more years...going forward just letting you guys know that she has prescribed me something new or at least i don't remember anyone mentioning it but it's called Noroxin 400MG, i was told to take 1 tablet twice a day for 7 days...anyway i'll let you guys know how it goes..i'm not enthusiatic about it at all at this point so we'll see how it goes....pray for me guys
oh and also she mentioned that my bf who actually is uncircumcised could have been the issue, she mentioned that the foreskin traps bacteria and i was like ohh this make sense...but i'm going to discuss with my bf we were already in discussion of him getting circumcised before but at this point it is a MUST!
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